While being involved in Hollywood is a dream for countless hopefuls, the reality of the business is something else entirely. I mean, just look at the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Filmmaker David Ayer has been open about the reality of the business, especially related to how his cut of Suicide Squad was ‘eviscerated’ by the studio. And Ayer is also not happy with what happened with the Fast and the Furious after he worked on the movie, even being quoted saying “fuck the middleman.” Let’s break down his comments.
The first Fast and the Furious movie hit theaters back in 2001, and David Ayer was one of the three writers credited for the screenplay. What started as a street racing film grew into one of the biggest action franchises in the business, with the Fast crew even going to space. The Sucide Squad filmmaker helped to create the property, and recently appeared on Jon Bernthal’s Real Ones podcast (via Deadline), where he didn’t hold back his feelings about Fast and Furious. As he put it,
